Music

Music

Welcome to the world of Music at Heritage!  Each year, Heritage scholars earn places with the elite musicians at Regional and All-State Music competitions.  Our scholars have also competed successfully in national competitions in New York City and on talent shows such as American Idol.  Are you ready to make a commitment to music?

At Heritage, you may choose various levels of choir or instrumental groups such as concert band or orchestra.

Our Choir Director is Karli Giles and our Director of Instrumental Music is John Taylor.

Click here to visit Mr. Taylor's site for the Heritage Academy Instrumental program.

Karli Giles

Karli Giles has been teaching general music and musical theatre for over thirteen years at charter schools and studios in Arizona.  Over the years, she has directed many musicals and has taught general music for grades K-12.  Karli has been the musical director for the touring performing group The Kids Next Door, who performed at Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Magic Mountain and many local community events through New Horizon School for the Performing Arts.  She then directed the touring performing group The Sing and Stomp Crew at LFPA, who have also performed at Disneyland as well as the Gilbert Days Parade, The Rockettes Holiday Performance, the Roadrunners and Phoenix Suns half time shows. 

In addition to joining the choral department at Heritage Academy she also teaches private voice and an Academy Show Choir at Fuse Performing Arts Center in Mesa.   Karli has choral and musical theatre performance experience of her own with singing and dancing roles in several productions throughout high school, college, and community theatre troupes and was also lead singer in a local jazz band for several years.  She also studied Opera with a private instructor at ASU and was in several prestigious choirs throughout college. Karli’s choir classes include a combination of vocal instruction, music terminology, music notation and dictation and stage performance skills.

 4 Keys to Music Success!

  1. Expand your creative instincts by providing scholar-driven projects/courses on composition, music media production, music business/marketing, recording studio experience, and other outlets. 
    1. Have a great music idea; bring it to life!
    2. Compose and write a song.
    3. Then record, produce, and market your music!
  2. Build music fundamentals
    1. Rhythm, intonation, tone, technique, dynamics, and musical expression.
    2. Taught and assessed during orchestra/band rehearsals and private instruction.
  3. Measure your success. Nothing improves without it!
    1. Practice records
    2. Private instructors.
  4. Experience the joy of music!
    1. Concerts performed throughout the school year
    2. Performing great inspirational music
    3. Regular guest artists to perform for students
    4. Field trips to concerts
    5. Tour experiences for performing ensembles